154 VEGETABLES FOR EXHIBITION 



ferable in a good rich compost, using eight- or ten- 

 inch well-drained pots. Fill them half-full with soil, 

 select the finest Beans and sow five in a pot, four round 

 the edge and one in the middle. Cover to the depth 

 of one inch and place in a gentle heat. 



When the plants are level with the top of the pot, 

 fill up with a mixture of good porous loam and 

 old Mushroom bed manure. Stop the plants and 

 place them on a shelf near the glass, and syringe 

 twice a day to keep down red spider. 



As the young pods become visible admit air on 

 all favourable occasions and give manure water at 

 every other watering. 



For planting in the open, sowings should be made 

 about the loth of April in pots or boxes under glass. 

 Encourage a sturdy growth and gradually harden the 

 plants off before they are transferred to their per- 

 manent quarters choosing a warm position under a 

 south wall if possible. 



Plant in rows two feet apart and ten inches from 

 plant to plant. Draw the soil up to the seed leaf and 

 eventually top dress with old Mushroom bed manure. 

 Dust the plants with soot, wood ashes and lime to 

 prevent slugs attacking them. 



About the 25th of April will be soon enough for 

 making a sowing in the open, choosing a sheltered 

 border and land that has been trenched and manured 

 and pointed over with a fork before sowing. 



The stronger growing varieties should be in rows 

 three feet apart, and six inches from plant to plant. 



